Friday, April 4, 2008

First, the Canimolt Offices, where we discussed wheat concerns with Mexican Millers.Then, a group shot of our trade team members with members of Canainpa, or the Mexican Bakers Association, as well as a photo of an art piece made entirely out of breads.From there, it was to the offices of U.S. Wheat Associates in Mexico City, and here Richard Starkebaum reviews a map of the country of Mexico.Our USW trade team and our hosts at CONTRI watch a BNSF railcar unload its cargo of Kansas wheat at the CONTRI facility in Mexico City.And, finally, the view from our hotel of surrounding Mexico City. The city is home to 22 million people. (Journal photos by Jennifer M. Latzke.)

Columbia

Hablas espanol?

In mid-February I received an incredibly generous invitation to be one of a handful of American agricultural media invited on a two-week tour of four Latin American countries' wheat facilities March 24 to April 4.

We'll be spending a whirlwind time in Colombia, Costa Rica, Peru and Mexico, speaking to the folks importing and using the wheat we grow. It's going to be an amazing learning experience.